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Default Advice on correctness of using subs

Dear all

I am building a data checking tool using macros. We have one we
currently use that I built directly in Excel using lookups, If
statements etc, but the data range is so large and it is at the extent
of complexity taking many minutes to recalc.

So I have turned to trying to achieve the same task using macros
instead.. Basically the way the macro works is to look up a code,
using offsets it compares the value with some pre-determined values.
If it finds an error it then lists the error onto another sheet and
the user makes the correction in a third party system, reloads the
data and rechecks.

So far all seems OK....

My question is as follows:-

Do I create lots of mini subs for each group of data tests I want to
do and then call each of them from a primary sub or do I consecutively
list each data test in fewer subs.
Is there a performance impact.

I think for ease of maintaining the code and future debugging etc it
is better to break the subs into smaller sections but I bow to the
knowlegable ones.

Thanks in advance

John